exploits
Black Desert bans and suspends node exploiters
Last week, Black Desert's Reddit erupted with claims that a popular streamer, who been previously banned and unbanned in a spring crackdown, had unwittingly...
Massively Overthinking: Consumer protections in the MMORPG industry
Veteran Massively OP reader Miol says he's exhausted by a recent string of stories in which MMO companies screw gamers over, one after another:...
Diablo III activates double XP weekend tomorrow as an ‘apology’ for a Patch 2.6 exploit
A Diablo III exploit has caused some stress and rampant cheating within the community lately, leading to a hotfix, rollback, and bonus XP event...
SWTOR addresses legacy weapon tuning exploit
In a rare example of informing the community about the details of an exploit, Star Wars: The Old Republic put up a post on...
Secret World Legends may be punishing groups for farming XP
Here's your public service announcement for Secret World Legends: You may want to avoid grouping up to farm mobs and XP on the map,...
It’s your time to climb in Conan Exiles
Climbing makes it formal debut in Funcom's Conan Exiles today.
"You can climb almost anywhere in the game, so feel free to climb up mountain...
Secret World Legends is improving patron benefits, weapon unlocks, and more
Do devs listen to feedback? They did this week: During today's Secret World Legends dev livestream Creative Director Romain Amiel announced some changes to patron...
Secret World Legends prepares to re-open currency exchange following rampant duping
With Secret Worlds Legends relaunch last past weekend, one of the tentpoles of the new free-to-play business model came under attack almost immediately thanks...
Watch Secret World Legends’ official launch trailer
If you're a The Secret World fan who hadn't already given Secret Worlds Legends a shot -- and given this weekend's exploits and downtime, we wouldn't blame...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO daily quest you’ve ever done?
My husband and I are in the process of introducing the concept of household chores to our five-year-old son. Not yet having realized life...
Elite Dangerous maneuvers to counter exploiters
You might think that after decades of online gaming and what's surely millions of accounts across all the games sanctioned for cheating, people would...
The Game Archaeologist: Phantasy Star Online
The Dreamcast was a brief but shining aberration in the gaming world. Coming along years after Sega had fallen out of its position as...
Elder Scrolls Online suspends hundreds of accounts over skill exploit
Elder Scrolls Online players who took liberties with an exploit that allowed them to easily skill up to their heart's content are facing a...
Conan Exiles addresses weather system, accusations of slow content rollout
Conan Exiles has another new Q&A thread up on Reddit over the long weekend, and the first takeaway is invest in a coat and...
Star Citizen’s latest concept ship sale has already raised almost half a million bucks
Currently on sale in Star Citizen right now is a new concept ship, the Aegis Eclipse, on sale now for $250 for VIP backers...
Massively Overthinking: Being Uncle Owen in MMORPGs
Ever since the tone-deaf SOE proclamation that nobody wanted to play Uncle Owen in an MMORPG, contrary me has consciously fought that very stupid...
Star Citizen reverses course on CCU concept ship swap system
Cloud Imperium has reversed course on its plans to renovate Star Citizen's Cross Chassis Upgrade (CCU) system in time for the sale of the...
Conan Exiles’ Joel Bylos talks about butt sliders and blunders
If you're looking for candid and enthusiastic answers to burning questions to all things Conan Exiles, you can do no better than hit up...
Conan Exiles moves to biweekly patch cadence, reshuffles development priorities
You might have noticed there was no Conan Exiles patch this week. That was intentional. Funcom says it hasn't been happy with the quality of its...
Massively OP Interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO
Today, Ashes of Creation takes a big plunge into an all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign. Over the past few months, the MMO seemed to come out...
